Upcoming Meetings Schedule & other topics - PGA Spokesperson's Briefing

Okay, colleagues, hi. Thanks for coming. I'll get started. Just a few updates for you today on the GA and the President. On Friday, the President of the General Assembly convened his informal special event on climate change ahead of COP31. It was titled, "A Planet Fit for the Future: Restoring Trust Through Climate Action." And it focused on the role of science, technology, and local knowledge in developing early warning systems, as well as access to finance. The key speakers included the PGA, the permanent representatives of Turkey, Australia, Brazil, and Ethiopia, the presidency's troika, along with the lead negotiator, and many other government representatives. It also featured an interactive panel moderated by Marco Tedesco, Professor of Marine and Polar Geophysics at the Larchmont Doherty Earth Observatory at Columbia University's Climate School. In opening remarks, President Rochman recalled the recent devastation in Nepal and China, where a wall of water barreled down a valley, wiping away people, homes, and communities in its path. He said melting glaciers are also contributing to rising seas, while warmer oceans are reshaping weather patterns, and heat and drought are undermining both food supplies and livelihoods. President Rochman said COP31 has placed implementation at the center of its agenda. He called on member states to arrive in Antalya ready to translate their nationally determined contributions into funded, measurable action consistent with keeping the 1.5 degrees goal within reach. And he called for delivery on the new collective quantified goal, which calls for at least 300 billion annually by 2035, with developed countries taking the lead, as well as adequate resourcing for the loss and damage fund and support for Early Warnings for All initiative, saying that, I quote, "An early warning only succeeds when it reaches the last mile and when people have the means to act." Over the weekend, as we flagged, the President traveled to Uzbekistan for the first official presidency trip. Tomorrow, he will be in Samarkand to address the World Summit on Investing in Children's Well-being as a Foundation for Sustainable and Just Development. that's being hosted by First Lady, Mrs. Zoiat Mirziyoyeva, First Lady of the Republic of Uzbekistan. President Rahman will welcome efforts to place children's well-being at the center of our development priorities and ensure that every child has the opportunity to thrive. He's then expected to meet bilaterally with the First Lady, as well as President Shavkat Mirziyoyeva. and he has already met earlier today with Uzbekistan's Minister for Foreign Affairs. He's expected back in New York on Thursday. Meanwhile, back here in the General Assembly, Member States will meet in plenary tomorrow, Wednesday, 21 October, to debate the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals. On Thursday, the Assembly will take up the question of Security Council reform, and on Friday, it will consider the annual report of the IAEA. So that's it for the week. Now allow me to take any questions you might have. If nothing here, then how about the online community? Okay, an update will suffice. Good. We have a guest and we have Steph, so let me pass the floor.